Affirmative Action Affirmative action is an attempt by the United States to amend a long history of racial and sexual discrimination. But these days it seems to incite, not ease, the nations internal divisions. Opponents of affirmative action say that the battle for equal rights is over, and that...

Affirmative ActionAffirmative action is an attempt by the United States to amend a long history of racial and sexual discrimination. But these days it seems to incite, not ease, the nations internal divisions. Opponents of affirmative action say that the battle for equal rights is over, and that req...

The Buck is Back .......and Baaaddderrr Than Ever! Scene 1: Outside a ticket box office in a suburban movie theater in 1967. About a dozen white couples patiently wait in line to purchase tickets to the "progressive" new film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by Stanley Kramer. Cam...

Officially beginning in 1929, The Great Depression hit Americans hard, crossing all ethnic, racial, and social barriers. Northern and southern businessmen, urban and rural working classes, men and women alike faced difficult economic battles during this time. As the nation struggled to recover, Af...

The United States of America is the most diverse place in all of the world. We are just a melting pot of our own. Although we are very diverse, not everyone likes ethnicity. From the 1800's until now prejudges have been all around. It all began with the African Americans. Tuskgee Airmen is a film ...

The Value of Identity The theme of passing is the idea that a person suppressed (hide's) something about themselves such as identity, race, class and ethnicity, in order to be able to fit into dominant race. After the Civil War in 1865 an era of Segregation had emerged (Gallagher 10)....

Racism - The Future Racism People see it everyday across America. A group of whites burn down a black church, someone gets hurt or murdered from a racial slur, or fights break out at school or in public. These are the extremes of racism. Racism is definitely not a good thing, it's a power t...

"My niggas. Some niggas that you don't wanna try. My niggas. Some niggas that's really do or die. My niggas. Ain't no longer living a lie. My niggas is stong. My niggas is real." Does this artist use the word nigger in the same way that racists ha...

Writers present the perspective of their particular community and social order. Readers of literature are enabled to see into different lives, different communities, different worlds. Black women writers take the reader into the world of women and the world of the African-American alike, especiall...

Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Baker, Rosa Parks...Upon hearing these names, many people immediately think of the arduous and prolonged struggle that these leaders endured to achieve racial equality. In fact, famous figures such as these are often given most of the credit for the Civil Rights Movemen...

"My niggas. Some niggas that you don't wanna try. My niggas. Some niggas that's ready to do or die. My niggas. Who ain't living a lie. My niggas is strong. My niggas is real." By DMX Does this artist use the word nigger in the...

Maya Angelou Maya Angelou is one of the great figures in contemporary American literature. Her poetry helps spread the word of equality to African American women and to all those who are oppressed. It is for this reason, she has received so much critical acclaim. In order to fully understand May...

RacismPeople see it everyday across America. A group of whites burn down a black church, someone gets hurt or murdered from a racial slur, or fights break out at school or in public. These are the extremes of racism. Racism is definitely not a good thing, it's a power that has taken over through the...

RacismAttack the Source, there really is no way of getting around it. There is a great deal of racial tension in the United States today. Nine out of ten people in society today believe that racism does exist and is something that affects millions of people everyday. There is not much arguing that c...

Malcolm Little, a revolutionary black power advocate and civil rights leader was brought into this world on May 19, 1925. The period of Malcolm's life from 1952 to his assassination in 1965 will be discussed thoroughly in this essay. Malcolm believed that a common foe, the white man, hindered blac...

Attack The Source There really is no way of getting around it. There is a great deal ofracial tension in the United States today. Nine out of ten people in society today believethat racism does exist and is something that affects millions of people everyday. There isnot much arguing that can done wi...